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Alleged drunken driver hits Hudson utility pole

HUDSON, N.H. -- A 20-year-old Nashua woman allegedly driving drunk and not wearing a seat belt crashed into a utility pole at around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday on Route 102.

The woman, Stephanie Ramos, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, refusing further medical assistance, police said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and crossing the yellow line and later released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail.

Ramos was driving north on Route 102, or Derry Street, when she veered into the south lane, struck a curb, drove onto the sidewalk and hit a pole just north of the center of town, police said.

Ramos is scheduled to be arraigned in 9th Circuit Court in Nashua on Feb. 7.

The crash caused extensive damage to the pole and took down wires, police said. The road was closed as of early Tuesday afternoon from Ledge Road to Cummings Street. Police were requesting drivers who normally use that portion of Route 102 to seek alternate routes for their afternoon commutes.

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